Where does “horribleness” come from?
horribleness (English) comes from English horrible, from Middle English horrible, from Old French horrible, from Latin horribilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
horribleness (English): The property of being horrible
Definitions
- The property of being horrible
Ancestry of “horribleness”, step by step
horribleness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English horrible
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | horrible | A thing that causes horror; a terrifying thing,... |
| 2 | Middle English | horrible | horrible |
| 3 | Old French | horrible | — |
| 4 | Latin | horribilis | horrible, terrible, dreadful, fearful |
| 5 | Latin | -bilis | -ble |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ðlis | Forms adjectives from verb stems indicating capacity or worth of being acted on |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;... |
via Middle English horriblenesse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | horriblenesse | — |